Monthly Archives: February 2021

Last November, I booked onto a Virtual Battlefield Tour with the WFA. I figured it would possibly be my only battlefield tour. It was scheduled for tonight. I’d put the date everywhere I could think of. I was really looking … Continue reading →

Something I’m seeing more and more of, even here in Sweden, is discarded face masks. Like cigarette butts, they are dotted about the place, carelessly dropped and ignored by once concerned wearers. Which is what gets me most of all. … Continue reading →

Today was Fat Tuesday or Fettisdagen as it’s called here in Sweden. While in the UK people are flipping pancakes and having weird races with frying pans, here they are stuffing themselves with semla. The bun with the almond paste … Continue reading →

Prince Eugene (1865-1947) was the youngest son of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia. He was also a bit of a painter. Unlikely as it seems, his parents decided it was okay for a prince of the realm to sit and … Continue reading →

Today, we walked into the café on Notholmen and Emma went straight up to this fellow and said hello. Not only this, she also put her front paws on his leg to say hello properly. He gave her a good … Continue reading →

When I was very young, I wasn’t surrounded by classical music. We listened to the radio but it was either the popular music of the time or music of my parent’s generation. (Or talk radio in the case of my … Continue reading →

Apart from clearing the snow off Max, I didn’t leave the house today. Not that I didn’t want to. I get cabin fever very quickly when circumstances dictate I should stay inside. But my extra toe has still not healed … Continue reading →

I was researching a soldier today and, when I found one of his service documents, I was surprised at his profession. I was expecting Boot Repairer, following in his father’s, as it were, footsteps. Or, at least something footwear related. … Continue reading →

I generally have to deal with the less pleasant aspects of dog owning in our family. It has often made me wonder whether it would be the same had we had children. I suspect it’s highly likely. Yesterday, for instance, … Continue reading →